Lapland skiers out after heaviest snowfall so far
Up to 24 centimetres of snow fell across Lapland on Wednesday, coercing many skiers out onto the tracks for the
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Alaska’s North Slope fortifies against highway flooding
DEADHORSE — If another extreme spring flooding event strikes the northernmost stretch of the Dalton Highway, Alaska transportation crews will be
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Eroding Arctic coastline reveals human bones
As Arctic Ocean waves from summer and fall storms eat away at Barrow’s bluffs, they take land from the living — and
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Swedish airport gives travellers climate preview
A Climate Portal, which gives air travellers the chance to physically experience a destination, anywhere in the world, in real
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Scientists race to understand thawing permafrost
FAIRBANKS — Until recently, climate models, which predict everything from sea level rise to temperature increase, have largely ignored or glossed over permafrost,
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Winds cause flooding in Alaska village, prompts Shell to pause oil drilling
Huge, wind-whipped waves crashed onto the shore at Barrow on Thursday, forcing the closure of a nearby road, the National
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Obama visit brings new attention to Arctic
Climate scientists said Tuesday they hope President Obama’s visit to Alaska and next week’s State Department-organized Anchorage conference on climate
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Obama, China & the North Pole: Arctic week in review
On this week’s news round-up, we bring you some of your most read stories from Eye on the Arctic this
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First ‘hot’ summer day in Finnish Lapland
Now that schools are back in session and summer holidays have come to a halt for most people, the warm
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Summer 2015 missing in Tarfala, Sweden
There was no Summer 2015 in Tarfala in the northern Swedish mountains. The Swedish weather service SMHI’s Sandra Andersson tells
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Norway improving infrastructure on Arctic island
Norwegian military personnel during the summer has improved infrastructure on the remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen, where the Norwegian
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Finland: Summer 2015 poised to be chilliest in 50 years
In Finland, this summer is set to go down in the history books as perhaps the coldest on record –
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Solar power prospects good in Finland despite rainy summer
Despite this summer’s cloudy weather, the amount of solar energy produced this year in Finland is about the same as
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Fishing, science missions and the end of diesel in the North? – Arctic week in review
On this week’s news round-up, we bring you some of your most read stories from Eye on the Arctic this
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U.S. Coast Guard and scientists on Arctic mission
KODIAK — It’s about 5:45 a.m. on a dewy Tuesday morning, and an enthusiastic climatologist is preparing to board a U.S. Coast Guard flight over
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